You can bring out your bright colors for both your wardrobe and your makeup to fit right into the beach-y weather. From brilliant neons to unconventional French manicures, here are 12 nail ideas you need to try this summer season:

Vanilla Cream

Yet another purely summer appropriate nail trend, fresh off the runway, is this minimalistic yet bold design. It’s deceptively simply with all that is needed is some freehand pure white nail polish lines on a bare nail to give free form and negative space some fashion ground.

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Ombre Effect

We all know ombre is here to stay. Be it for your hair or your nails, the new touches to the ombre effect just keep pushing the trend forward every year.

Cheeky Hues

Could any manicure be more summer-like?

Taking off from the flushed cheeks summer trend, this cheeky hue manicure is feminine, glowy and already a major trend across Asia. To recreate this look, simply dab a tiny amount of a coral nail color, Deborah Lippmann – Happy Days Gel Lab Pro Nail Colorin the middle of the nail to resemble a flushed cheek look.

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Candy Crush

If you think the pastel lip trend is out of your comfort zone, give this delicate pastel manicure idea a try.